Iranian Commander: We Decrypt Enemy Confidential Data

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Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi stressed Sunday the high capability of the country's cyber war experts.

At a ceremony to inaugurate the IRGC Navy's Information Technology (IT) Systems in Tehran, Fadavi highlighted that "the Iranian cyber forces have easily infiltrated enemies' data systems and accessed top secret information."
"Today our cyber forces have easily accessed the enemies' highly classified information, and (our) cyber war codes have been promoted in a desirable manner," the Iranian commander added.

He also stressed the vital importance of information and cyber security for the IRGC, and said, "Today, the enemy is ready to pay billions of dollars to access even the most insignificant pieces of information of us."
"The cyber security is like a master key for the IRGC and it should receive the top priority," Fadavi said.
The statement by Fadavi comes as the US and some of its allies conducted a 12-day naval exercise in the Persian Gulf on September 16.
The sea drills, codenamed the International Mine Countermeasures Exercise 2012 (INCMEX), were done in the Persian Gulf, the Gulf of Oman and the Gulf of Aden, but steered clear of the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran dismissed the naval maneuvers as empty posturing. On Saturday, Iranian Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi said the exercise was only a "publicity stunt."

"The United States had claimed that the minesweeping exercise would be held with the participation of 40 countries, but only four or five countries took part in the exercise," Vahidi said.

"Staging such a weak military exercise in the Persian Gulf was a disgrace to Washington," the Iranian defense minister added.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by moqawama.org